Dr. Karl Deisseroth received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine!

Dr. Karl Deisseroth, the 2018 Kyoto Prize laureate in Advanced Technology was announced as a recipient of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Congratulations!

The prize was jointly awarded to Dr. Deisseroth, Dr. Peter Hegemann, and Dr. Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”

*The photo was taken when Dr. Karl Deisseroth came to Japan in 2018 to be awarded the Kyoto Prize.